Tag: tri
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Toyota Research Institute reaches ‘new technical milestones in robotics’
Toyota Research Institute (TRI) says it has reached “new technical milestones in robotics”. The company has unveiled new robotics capabilities aimed at solving complex tasks in home environments. Specifically, TRI roboticists were able to train robots to understand and operate in complicated situations that confuse most other robots, including recognizing and responding to transparent and…
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Toyota venture fund invests in robotic kitchen startup
Toyota AI Ventures, Toyota’s early-stage venture capital fund, has decided to invest in YPC Technologies, a robotic kitchen startup based in Montreal, Canada. The funding follows YPC Technologies’ participation in the 2020 Toyota AI Ventures “call for innovation” focused on smart, connected cities that launched earlier this year in partnership with Toyota Research Institute –…
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Toyota to offer rides in autonomous cars on public roads
Toyota Research Institute plans to make its Platform 4 (P4) automated driving test vehicle available for public demonstration rides next summer in Tokyo. Offered from July to September 2020, the P4 will demonstrate Toyota’s “Chauffeur” SAE Level-4 capabilities in a specific “mobility as a service” driving environment. The P4 experience will take place in Tokyo’s…
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‘Snow-how’: Finns develop autonomous snow removal vehicles
Robotic vacuum cleaners and lawnmowers are already reality, but can the same idea be applied to a 7-ton machine clearing snow from an airstrip? To show it can, Valtra and Nokian Tyres partnered up with three other Finnish companies in March 2019 for a joint proof-of-concept project at the European Union’s northernmost airport. Two Valtra…
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Toyota Research Institute unveils P4 automated driving test vehicle
Toyota Research Institute (TRI) showed the TRI-P4 automated driving test vehicle at CES last week. The P4 is based on the all-new fifth-generation Lexus LS flagship sedan and will be used in TRI’s two-track Guardian and Chauffeur automated driving system development. The P4 has Lexus’ new generation of chassis and steering control technology, which provides…
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Toyota showcases its new advanced autonomous car platform to Boston robotics community
Boston has become one of the main centres for robotics technologies in recent years, with many well-known companies emerging from the area. Perhaps with this in mind, the Toyota Research Institute decided to showcase its latest developments in autonomous vehicle technology, something it’s calling “Platform 2.0” – basically, its new driverless car – to attendees…
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Open Source Robotics Foundation teams up with Toyota Research Institute for software research
Tools for robotics and autonomous vehicles central to the two organisations The Open Source Robotics Foundation and the Toyota Research Institute are to work together on developing new robotics and automation technologies. In addition, TRI has made a charitable contribution of $1 million to OSRF to support the organization’s goals to develop and promote the growth of the open source…
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Toyota turbo-charges AI and robotics operations in the US. Looks to hire 50 experts
Toyota has decided to boost its activities in artificial intelligence and robotics in the US. Dr Gill Pratt, CEO of Toyota Research Institute (TRI), said the company will establish its third TRI facility in the US. The new facility will be located in Ann Arbor, near the University of Michigan (U-M) campus where it will…
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Toyota Research Institute expands autonomous vehicle development team
Toyota Research Institute (TRI) and Jaybridge Robotics announced today that the Jaybridge Robotics software engineering team has joined TRI. “TRI’s mission is to bridge the gap between research and product development in many areas, including artificial intelligence, robotics and autonomous passenger vehicles,“ TRI CEO Gill Pratt said. “The 16-member Jaybridge team brings decades of experience…